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Join the retail research team as they visit some of Las Vegas' top retail landmarks.
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What We Can Learn From Record Stores (with ShopCore's Mike Jordan) - Where We Buy #29 James talks with Mike Jordan of Shopcore about one retail niche that you may be surprised to learn still exists. Record stores, once left for dead, are now actually growing in number. Got a retail question? Tweet at @JamesDCook Read our retail research: jllretail.com/retail-intelligence James Cook (linkedin.com/in/jamesdcook/) is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. Our theme music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing) under Creative Commons 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Retail Fun & Fashion (Alan Lacy, Chairman of the Board at Dave & Buster's) - Where We Buy #28 James talks with Alan Lacy, the Chairman of the Board at Dave & Buster's and former CEO of Sears. Alan speaks frankly about discount retail, department stores, fast fashion, the grocery sector and more. Got a retail question? Tweet @JamesDCook Read our retail research: jllretail.com/retail-intelligence James Cook (linkedin.com/in/jamesdcook/) is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. Our theme music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing) under Creative Commons 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Episode 27 - Rachel Elias Wein & Ryan Severino When does it make sense for retailers to own the shopping centers they occupy? James talks to Rachel Elias Wein of WeinPlus to answer that question. Also, economist Ryan Severino explains how consumer confidence can be high despite slow GDP growth. Got a retail question? Tweet at @JamesDCook Read our retail research: jllretail.com/retail-intelligence James Cook (linkedin.com/in/jamesdcook/) is the director of retail research in the Americas for JLL. Our theme music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/Little_Lily_Swing/Tri-Tachyon_-_01_-_Little_Lily_Swing) under Creative Commons 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
News stories about retail are dominated by closures, bankruptcies and job losses. And yet, retail property vacancy is at a cyclical low. What gives? Our theme music is Little Lily Swing by Tri-Tachyon, under Creative Commons 4.0 license. The show also features music by Quantum Jazz, CC 3.0.
As much as he'd like to, James can't personally visit every new retail store. But thanks to Youtube there's always a video to watch. Join James as he watches retail videos new and old with a focus on Food, Fun and Fast Fashion. Those are the three retail categories that will lease up many newly emptied department stores.
James meets up with foodservice consultant Jonathan Doughty to chat about how restaurants can stay relevant amidst changing tastes and technologies. Want to learn more about foodservice best practices? A new report from ICSC and JLL is posted online at jllretail.com/retail-intelligence.
A visit to the dentist's office quickly turns into a retail research study. In this episode of Where We Buy, James Cook talks about how different levels of human need dictate the most likely place certain goods will be purchased, be it online or in a store. For more on how Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs relates to retail, check out this report: http://www.jllretail.com/media/content-media/research-items/predicting-the-future-of-retail-2016-physical-vs-online.pdf
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